vokoscreenNG
by Volker Kohaupt
Easy to use screencast creator
Dangerous permissions
Verified creator
GPL-2.0-only
v4.10.0
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About
vokoscreenNG is a powerful screencast creator in many languages to record the screen, an area or a window. Recording of audio from multiple sources is supported. With the built-in camera support, you can make your video more personal.
X11:
- Tools: Countdown, Snapshot, Systray, Magnifying glass, Timer, Showclick, Halo, Darkmode, Global keyboard shortcuts, Build-in Videoplayer, Camera
- Format: mkv, gif, mp4
- Video: H.264, gif
- Audio: mp3, opus
Wayland:
- Tools: Systray, Audio, Countdown, Camera, Snapshot, Convert, Separated-audio-tracks, 100% translated into over 75 languages
- Format: mkv
- Video: H.264
- Audio: mp3, opus
- Convert: mp4, webm, gif
Permissions
2 permissions weaken the sandbox. Flatsonar asks before installing.
- all devices (/dev): webcams, disks, raw hardware
--device=all - full access to your home folder
--filesystem=home - inter-process communication (needed for X11)
--share=ipc - network
--share=network - X11 display, only when Wayland is unavailable
--socket=fallback-x11 - audio
--socket=pulseaudio - Wayland display
--socket=wayland - access to xdg-run/pipewire-0
--filesystem=xdg-run/pipewire-0 - access to xdg-config/kdeglobals
--filesystem=xdg-config/kdeglobals:ro - talks to com.canonical.AppMenu.Registrar
--talk-name=com.canonical.AppMenu.Registrar - talks to org.kde.kconfig.notify
--talk-name=org.kde.kconfig.notify - talks to org.kde.KGlobalSettings
--talk-name=org.kde.KGlobalSettings - system tray
--talk-name=org.kde.StatusNotifierWatcher
Who publishes this
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publisher:flathub
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